Sony Passes Two New PlayStation 3 Slims Through the FCC

If you remember, Sand Dollar Enterprise is a pseudonym used by Sony for FCC filings. Sand Dollar was used to pass the original PS3 Slim through the FCC, for example.

Sand Dollar's filing today is for the CECH-2101A 'Computer Entertainment System.' Label pics for the device confirm that this is indeed the Sony PS3, while label placement pics show a device that is the same size and shape as the PS3 Slim.

Another device, called the CECH-2101B is also identified in Sand Dollar's filing. The only difference between these two devices is the hard drive size.
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@commodore64lmao. yeah, They should make a new PS3 model without a hard drive so that devs cant make use of it. May as well take out the blu-ray drive too so that there wont be enough space for decent games with uncompressed audio. xD Oh, and an HDMI port? who needs it - Scrap it. Componant cables are fine, right? Same with the wifi... Nobody uses it anyway. Actually, i guess some people might want wifi... I guess they could release a wifi adaptor and charge 20 bucks or maybe even 30 or maybe even 99.99 just to be d!cks.

It's useless because you can't really download anything.A few game patches, some trailers, and you're done on the Arcade. If you're getting a 360, for god's sakes get an Elite. HDD space is so important if you're going to go online.

Just upgraded my 60GB PS3 to 320 GB. It's a Western Digital 7200 rpm off of Newegg. Got the sucker for just $75. =]

A ps3 with a smaller hard drive might actually be more expensive for Sony. While physically easier to make, there are probably a decreasing number of production facilities making smaller hard drives, thus making them more expensive.

I was thinking consumer-end only. I can't believe how quickly GB space has gone up. Wonder how long before Terrabyte HDD's become the standard on the PS3. I need to upgrade to more space. Thank God the PS3 has a removable Hard drive, though what becomes of "locked" save files?

Stop being a cheapskate. Do you really want 10 year olds to play PS3? And do you really want them to ruin your experience of online gaming when they start buying headsets and talk sh1t? If you do, then maybe you should go for an Arcade.

Good point. No one else mentioned the motion control thing and these may be SKUs readying for the bundles with Wands in them-why not? They could end up with an incorporated rear USB for PSEYE and have a few MC games on the HDD/a disc or whatever. They'd be daft NOT to offer a multi controller bundle to go with the promotion of Wands/Gem/Sphere/Arc wouldn't they?

I dont care what Sony do just send some damn 250 gb PS3s to North Carolina.That way I can finally but tha PS2 era bhind me and I can move forward.Lol because as long as I have my BC PS3 Socom 1-3 is going to keep calling my damn name.And I need to spend more time with MAG.Just played all 3 of them this weekend those games never gets old.Hope ya'll released them later in beautiful HD for tha PS3.

Sony send those PS3s to these locations so I can get 1.Wadesboro,Monroe,Rockingham, Indian Trail,Charlotte.Lol but Monroe will b better because I got my name on tha list there at a gamestop.

No you didnt, you bought something and you got exactly what you paid for. Thats hardly a rip off. You are going to be waiting a damn long time if you want to get a piece of tech thats not getting updated soon.

Sony is about to break evenSony has done some re-engineering of the PS3 and found a cheaper manufacture for some of it's parts. Sony with this new model should be almost breaking even on every PS3 sold or only loosing $10 to $15.

Next year another contract runs out and the PS3 should turn a profit on every system sold in early 2011 if they keep the price at $299.

Sony is willing to continue loosing $30 a console if they need to drop price from $299 down to the final $249 but thats a way off because the 360 isn't going any lower than $199. If it does Microsoft will be taking a HUGE loss and they don't want that.

Christmas 2010 360 may go $189 or $199 with some Platinum Hits game bundled in and PS3 may go $299 with Uncharted 2 packed in. when Sony gets within 2 or 3 million of 360 as far as console sales Sony may go for the jugular with a PS3 price of $249 plus a triple A game packed in.

it just all depends if Sony can get the Cell cheaper or if they switch to a cheaper Blu-ray drive (don't do it). We will have to wait and see.